Classic Hilton's

I'd been feeling so drab lately.  You know it's time for a change when the only thing you can do with your hair is pin it back and pull it up.  Even when I did try to fix my hair, it felt so heavy. And with the weather getting hotter, I could only wear it down for a few minutes before it was just too hot. Plus, there's a sweet little boy who likes to sit over my shoulder and grab anything he can fit his tiny hands around! So I chopped and stacked and smoothed and textured. I'm very pleased with the results. I haven't tried to style it myself yet, but I am confident that I'll be able to do something with it!

I love hearing birth stories.  Especially when I get to tell my own! Brooklyn was a healthy, happy fetus.  She was a kicker from the start. We had tickets to go see Wicked just before my due date, so naturally, she came early.  I went in for a normal appointment and the doctor decided that since there was a growing potential for hypertension and pre-eclampsia, she was comfortable inducing labor now.  It was Thursday, May 16th, 12:00 pm. While Mom drove me to the hospital, I called Ray and said, "are you ready to be a Daddy?".  He left work immediately, but since he was working out at Stone Mountain, it took him awhile to get there. Labor progressed slowly.  I was hooked up and given various drugs and fluids. We passed the time by playing Friends Trivia , which I am awesome at! I don't remember the exact timing of how the day went, but I know it was dark out when they finally broke my water and the contractions grew painful enough that I was ready for the epidural.

I used to be a real stickler for wanting movies based on books to be like the book.  I guess in my mind, the book tells it so well, why change it? As I have matured, my understanding of these two very different mediums has evolved so that I now recognize that it all comes down to the story. A boy escapes the tragedy of his life and happens upon a circus.  A girl jumps into the performer's life head first, never looking back.  They bond over a shared tenderness for a four ton, whiskey loving, polish speaking elephant.  Together they build a life of adventure, love, and family; each giving the other what they were missing. This, in a nutshell, is the story behind Water for Elephants.  I read the book.  I saw the movie.  I thoroughly enjoyed them both.

Today was supposed to be my first day back at work.  Instead...           Ray and I started the morning in prayer.                 Brooklyn and I had breakfast before school.   Grayson and I walked the neighborhood.            We took a mid-morning nap.        Brooklyn had a friend over after school.                                      We had dinner.        Brooklyn and Grayson and I listened to a story on tape. Today was supposed to be my first day back at work.  Instead... It was awesome!